The 2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad which were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their ninth gold medal, and seventh consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated Japan in the gold medal final en route to their eighth victory at the event. The team was led by Dawn Staley, three-time gold medalist with the Team USA as a player.[1]
| Head coach | Dawn Staley |
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Roster edit
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Results edit
Group stage edit
Nigeria  |
72–81 |  United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 12–27, 18–26, 22–11 | ||
| Pts: Kalu 16 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9 Asts: Amukamara 4 |
Pts: Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Bird 13 | |
| United States |
86–69 |  Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 21–10, 16–13, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Wilson 20 Rebs: Stewart 13 Asts: Bird, Stewart 6 |
Pts: Takada 15 Rebs: Akaho 8 Asts: Machida 11 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR) |
France  |
82–93 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22 | ||
| Pts: Miyem 15 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: Johannès 7 |
Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7 Asts: Loyd 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB) |
Quarterfinal edit
| Japan |
86–85 |  Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Miyazawa 21 Rebs: Akaho 7 Asts: Machida 14 |
Pts: Meesseman 25 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Allemand 8 | |
Semifinal edit
| United States |
79–59 |  Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 16–11, 17–16, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Griner 15 Rebs: Griner 12 Asts: Bird, Taurasi 4 |
Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Dugalić 10 Asts: Vasić 3 | |
Gold Medal Final edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lewis, Russell (August 7, 2021). "U.S. Women's Basketball Wins Olympic Gold For The 7th Straight Time". NPR.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Unveiled". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.